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Letters .Patent No. 71,935, dated December, 10, 1867.

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Be it'known that I, MARTIN WINens, of Ephratu,-Lancnster county, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented o, new Improved Combined Apple-Mill and Cider-Press; and I do Ahereby declare that'i the following is a. full, clear, and exact description of the construction :ind operation of 'the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making n. part of this spccificotion, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the mill :tndV press complete.

Figure 2, a. plan view of the supporting-frame, grooved'bed, tbc.

Figure 3, a. cross-section through the mill.

Figures 4, 5, and 6, detached portions of the same.

Figure 7shows pulley-wheels on the bottom Q.

The nature of my invention is in providing a. series of perforated boxes, with a. hinged bottom, supportedl on rollers over a. grooved bed. These boxes, say fifteen in number, (be they more or less,)v. form theouter eircumference of a. wheel, nithe, flange provided with cogs, and the pressing performed by an inclined plane (spirnlly) over the boxes, which are revolved, filled, pressed, and their contents discharged eutomotically'eacl. revolution, in combination with a stationary mill, for grinding the apples or substance to be subjected to pressure` Springs or weights may be used on the inclined plane.

To enable others skilled in the art to m'kc and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction und operation. l 4 v The framework consists of four corner-posts, A, with cross-pieces from each centrally and at topiB B. The top corners have breces, Z. These corner-braces form the top into an octagon over the circular press-boxes D,

for the support of the continuous or hinged inclined plane H, being slotted in the centre of eachof the eig'ht sides, for the reception of the 4plate I, Vvconnected with the 'inclined plane H, ns shown. Springsor s. weighted` lever may be applied, to give the inclined plane a. graduated resisting or pressing power; connected with the supporting-plate I. There is also :t centralcross-piece or bearing, M, above, and one below, O, fora step,`which between them support a. vertical shaft, L, connected with four arms, N, these latter being connected tothe inner side of the boxes D, Aconstituting them a. wheelr moving horizontslly on su'id. sha-ft L. The outer side of said circle of boxes D has a. continuous iltinge with cogs around the -entire cireumference,(whetl1er cast in segments or otherwise to form the boxes.) This wheel or series of press-boxes is revolved by a. pinion, S, on a. vertical shaft, T.v This shaft has n. cogged wheel, Y, above, und receives motion from a. screw, ou thereuter end ofa shaft, which is driven by a. strap-pulley on its opposite end, outside the hopper or'mill 0n the. inside of the mill is u grinding or toothed roller. There nre two grinding, V, and one, W, crushing-roller, and a. spout-that empties into the revolving press-boxes. i (An endless apron may be employed.) But ,as I claim no novelty in the crushers er gearing, I do lnot confine myself to any specic arrangcmenibut the drawings indicate my mode .of grinding and emptying the pulp into thc boxes. i

The movement ofthe mill revolves my pressboxes. These boxes D have a. loose bottom, Q, hinged nt'cne end. These nrc held in place by u. series of rollers, P, over a. circular groove in the bed-plate C. At a. point of the circular groove near the hopper or mill, :in open space is left, from `which point, on both sides, the groove deepens towards the "spout, where the juice or cider is dischargedinto a. vessel, us shown, fig. 1, at the open space in the bcd-plate C. The bottom being unsupported and the pressure completed, thc hingedbottom drops down and empties the pomncc. When emptied, the rollers P ugein press the bottom to its place, readyfor being filled, cach in itsorder, as revolved in the common wheel-like form These boites ure perforated on two sides, through which thc pressed cider or juice finds its wa-y into the channel of the `bed-pluto C. On cach partition, between the boxes D, there is n. central upright, F. The press= block K fits into the chamber or box, having n otch, is, also n central upright, E,with aside or terminal groovcd pulley, G, and cross or side-arms e, which, us also the notch lc in the press-block K, ero guided in their lip-ands.

down motion by the uprights F aforesaid. Thegroovcd'pulle;7 G, on euch piston or pressing-arm E, with its prcss-block ory lid K, comes in contact with the inclined plane H suspended over the circle of boites, so that, when the box is filled, thc lid K is on top of the box; At this -point the inclined plane is sufficiently elevated,

but, Ics thc boxes in order move onward, and the inclined plane narrows down, thelgroovcd pulleys necessarily are lowered, or, in other wordsthe lid K is pressed down lowerfand lower, as it passes on, and by the time the circle (as well as the pressure) is completed, the inclined plane suddenly terminates, the bottom drops, the pulp is emptied, and the press-block K drops down, and, being carried forward, the pulley comes en top of the suddenly inclined way It, iig. 5. This carries the press-block K clearly upwards, out of the way of the spout, through which the now open box is lled. A s it passes on it again .arrives to t-he point of action of the inclined plane, as already stated; so on, in one continuous round. The apples can be fed into the hopper of the mill from a wagon, and by the time they are all shovelled in, the whole are converted into cider.

With this description and the drawings I think lthe whole matter is suil'iciently clear.' The braces or supports I of the inclined plane are notched at top. Fig. 4 shows a weight suspended to give any amount of resistance to the press-blocks. Liind that by jointingl the inclined plane in segments, it answers as well as a continuous one, when properly adjusted and weighted. Y

"I have now a' large press in operation; and complicated and expensive as it may seem, the satisfaction given by the'ease, speed, and eicctive work, is such as to make it highly desirable in cider countries, and its utility will be equal to its novelty. v v

I am not aware that any press was over constructed substantially in this manner, with revolving boxes, Ste., for making cider or the like.

I would simply vadd that, instead of the series of rollers P, the bottom of eachbox could be provided with an axle and a pulley-wheel on each end, moving in a proper track to the opening in the same, through which the hinged bottom with the wheels would drop open to empty out, an inclined plane -weuld return the bottom, as the wheels would again be raised o n to the track. Fig. 7 shows such a bottom, whichIdecm equivalent to the fixed rollers P on the bed-plate C. i v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Iatent, is

,1. A series of-press-boxes D; with perforated sides and an external eogged ila-nge, d, all connected in the forni of a wheel, revolving horizontally,'with its cross-arms N secured centrally to a vertical shaft, L, in combi.

nation with the bearing M and step O, sustained on a framework, A B B', all arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified. l

2. With the revolving press-boxes I), I claim the press-block and central upright E, pulley G, guides F,

arms e, in eoinbination with the inclined planes H and R, all arranged and operating substantially inthe manner and for the purpose specified."

3. In combination with the revolving box-Wheel D DNN and pressing arrangement, I also claim the hinged drop-bottom Q, in combination with a series of rollers or pulleys, I), orA their equivalents, for the purpose and in the manner shown and described. v I

4. In combination with my horizontal box-wheel, I claim the arrangement of the gearing .and mill-hopper X and Crushers W V, pinions Y S on shaft T, all combined substantially in the manner specified.

5. In combination with an apple-mill, I claim a cider-press, with a series of presses in ahorizental revolving wheel, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' MARTIN WINGER.

Witnesses:

WM. B..WILEY, R. H. BUnnAnnn. 

